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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5485 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 770 ILCS 5/1 | from Ch. 13, par. 14 |
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Amends the Attorneys Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the creation of liens.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB5485 | | LRB099 17606 HEP 41964 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Attorneys Lien Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 1 as follows:
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6 | | (770 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 13, par. 14)
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7 | | Sec. 1.
Attorneys at law shall have a lien upon all claims, |
8 | | demands and
and
causes of action, including all claims for |
9 | | unliquidated damages, which may
be placed in their hands by |
10 | | their clients for suit or collection, or upon
which suit or |
11 | | action has been instituted, for the amount of any fee which
may |
12 | | have been agreed upon by and between such attorneys and their |
13 | | clients,
or, in the absence of such agreement, for a reasonable |
14 | | fee, for the
services of such suits, claims, demands or causes |
15 | | of action, plus costs
and expenses.
In the case of a claim, |
16 | | demand, or cause of action with respect to which
the total |
17 | | amount of all liens under the Health Care
Services Lien Act |
18 | | meets or exceeds 40% of the sum paid or due the injured
person, |
19 | | the total amount of all liens under this Act shall not exceed |
20 | | 30% of
the
sum
paid or due the injured person.
All
attorneys |
21 | | shall share proportionate amounts within this statutory |
22 | | limitation.
If an appeal is taken by any party to a suit based |
23 | | on the claim or cause of
action, however,
the attorney's lien |